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Pittsburgh, PA - Inside mission control at Voyager’s North Side headquarters, where engineers will steer the Griffin lander to the moon. (Shannon M Venditti)

Pittsburgh’s moon shot

Salena Zito · November 6, 2026 12:55 pm

marco rubio and jd vance

In the GOP, a new 2028 race

Blue wave congress

America does the right thing after exhausting every other option

Ken Paxton election night watch party

The Red Wedding election

From left: Sen.-elect Troy Jackson (D-ME) celebrates his victory over Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Portland, Maine, Nov. 3, 2026; Sen.-elect James Talarico (D-TX) celebrates in Austin, Texas, Nov. 3, 2026; and Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton (D-KS) thanks supporters at a victory party in Overland Park, Kansas, Nov. 3, 2026. (From left: Scott Eisen/Getty; Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty; Austin Johnson/AFP/Getty)

Character matters, unfortunately for Republicans

When Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana announced last Friday that he would vote against Larry Summers' putative candidacy for Fed chairman if it came before the Senate Banking Committee, he put a dagger in Summers' Fed career before it even started. (AP/Michael Albans)

Don’t play politics at the Fed

Lawrence Kudlow September 17, 2013 4:00 am

New York Times columnist David Brooks argued on PBS' "NewsHour" Friday night that "Sen. Ted Cruz and similar legislators" are obstructionists who care more about undermining the Republican establishment than advancing legislation. (AP/Justin Hayworth)

A sign of Ted Cruz’s wisdom

David Limbaugh September 17, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, hasÃÂ laid out a tax plan that smashes some GOP idols. (AP File)

Can Republicans become the party of the people?

Timothy P. Carney September 17, 2013 4:00 am

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) president Richard Trumka addresses members during the quadrennial AFL-CIO convention at Los Angeles Convention Center Monday, Sept 9, 2013.ÃÂ When Obamacare passed in March 2010, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka lauded it as a "momentous step forward."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Union leaders backed Obamacare — and undermined their members’ insurance

Sean Higgins September 17, 2013 4:00 am

How DC living wage activists and Walmart both can claim victory

Sean Higgins September 17, 2013 4:00 am

Counting the high cost of Obama’s Libya, Syria debacles

Gene Healy September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Tea Party activists have come to see as their adversaries not only Republicans who support increasing the role for the federal government, but anybody who disagrees with their strategy for shrinking government.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tea Party confuses tactical, ideological disagreements

Philip Klein September 17, 2013 12:00 am

The Syria seduction assumes an illusion

Cal Thomas September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Don’t ignore pop culture

Mona Charen September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Tea Party confuses tactical, ideological disagreements

Philip Klein September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory compared Wal-Mart to the leader of Nazi Germany at a "living wage" rally in front of the D.C. City Council on Tuesday. (Photo: Sean Higgins/For the Examiner)

Walmart compared to Hitler at DC living wage rally

Sean Higgins September 16, 2013 4:00 am

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's next report will "dial back the alarm," in the words of a Wall Street Journal preview. (Thinkstock)

Global warming report could backfire on environmentalists

Byron York September 16, 2013 4:00 am